Sources: Google plans to introduce ad-blocking in Chrome, considers blocking all ads on sites with ads that don't meet Coalition for Better Ads' standards
Filter could strip out ads that provide bad experiences for users — Alphabet Inc.'s Google is planning to introduce an ad-blocking feature …
Mastercard begins testing fingerprint sensors on cards in South Africa, plans to roll them out globally by end of 2017
Our fingerprints are quickly replacing PINs and passwords as our primary means of unlocking our phones, doors and safes. They're convenient, unique …
UK government report: 46% of UK businesses had a cybersecurity breach in the last year, 67% lack a cybersecurity risk policy, only 24% report breaches to police
The 2017 UK Govt produced Cyber Security Breaches Survey is out and it says nothing new. Across 66 pages it repeats what businesses and the industry already know.
Verizon reports Q1 revenue of $29.81B compared to estimates of $30.4B, with net income of $3.6B, sees net decline of 307K postpaid connections
Verizon lost postpaid retail customers in the first quarter, but the damage could have been worse without the launch of Verizon Unlimited.
Mozilla releases Firefox 53 with two new themes, separate graphics process on Windows that utilizes system's GPU, reader mode, no support for Windows XP, Vista
Mozilla today launched Firefox 53 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The new version includes two new themes on desktop …
Inside Building 8, Facebook's moonshot lab working on a brain interface that translates thoughts into words and a project to use skin vibrations to “hear” words
The social network finally unveils what its secretive Building 8 hardware lab has been working on for the past year.
Google Home now supports multiple users by recognizing the voice of the person speaking; available now in the US and in “coming months” in the UK
Up to six people can train Home to recognize their voice — Google Home can now be trained to identify the different voices of people you live with.
GoPro unveils Fusion, a 5.2K 360-degree spherical VR camera, slated for a commercial release at the end of 2017
The spherical camera, called Fusion, is small and wearable, but a lot of other details are a mystery. — GoPro's been deep into developing commercial VR capture systems for a couple years now.
Tesla settles lawsuit against the former director of its Autopilot program, Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson, says it has been paid $100K
Carmaker had alleged Sterling Anderson breached his contract — Anderson formed startup with former Google car project chief
eBay reports Q1 2017 revenue of $2.22B, vs $2.21B expected, up 4% YoY, on gross merchandise volume of $20.9B, up 2% YoY
EBay reported first-quarter results after the bell on Wednesday. — The company posted an adjusted 49 cents per share, when Wall Street was forecasting 48 cents.
Microsoft makes its Wunderlist successor, To-Do, available in preview as part of Office 365; Wunderlist will “eventually” be retired
iTunes — Open iTunes to buy and download apps. Carl Velasco / Tech Times : Microsoft Retires Wunderlist And Launches Successor, ‘To-Do’: How To Move Your Lists To The New App Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The...
Sapho, which develops a platform for “micro apps” for legacy enterprise software, raises $14M Series B led by Caffeinated Capital
In recent years, Microsoft, Facebook and Slack (and many more) have all built new productivity platforms for workers to integrate and communicate …
Sources: Facebook is looking to hire a head of news products to combat fake news, but is having trouble finding someone with media and tech experience
The new role is proving hard to fill. — Facebook is looking to hire someone to head up its news products, a significant new role charged … Tweets: @andysternberg See also Mediagazer Tweets: Andy Ste...
KGI: Samsung's Note 8 to have dual 12MP/13MP camera with 3x optical zoom, that is “much better than that of iPhone 7 Plus, and likely match that of OLED iPhone”
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Amazon, Facebook, Google, Snap, and 150+ more file brief in federal court arguing against Trump's revised travel ban
Amazon, Facebook, Google and Snap are among those filing. — Amazon, Facebook, Google, Snap and more than 150 other tech companies told a federal court in Virginia today …
Facebook copying Snapchat's features reduces the competition to just who has the stronger network, illustrating how monopolies are bad for innovation
The shamelessness was breathtaking. — Having told a few jokes, summarized his manifesto, and acknowledged the victim of the so-called …
Qualcomm beats Q2 2017 estimates with $5.99B revenue, up 10% YoY, but warns Q3 results could be negatively impacted by its patent dispute with Apple
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Amazon opens Amazon Lex, the tech powering Alexa, to all developers and will charge based on how many text or voice requests Lex processes
Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters :
Twitch expands viewer subscriptions with $9.99/month and $24.99/month tiers, will launch new options as opt-in beta programs “very soon”
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Facebook debuts 360 Capture SDK to make high-quality VR and 360-degree video capture easier for creators
Nick Statt / The Verge :
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